The union of poultry farmers reported an increase of 172% on imports of chicken in the last five years and per capita consumption of 40 kilos in 2015.
Prensa.com reports that "...The report, which was presented by the National Association of Poultry Farmers of Panama (ANAVIP) as part of its performance index for 2015, reveals that in 2010 a total of 3,445,809 kilos of chicken arrived in the country originating from the United States, compared to 2015 when 9,378,095 kilos were imported, registering an increase of about 6 million kilos of chicken over five years. "
The poultry industry in Nicaragua plans to initiate efforts to obtain certification so that its plants can start exporting chicken meat to the United States.
Since the certification process can take up to three years, the aim of the poultry industry is to start early in order to be ready to start exporting to the US market before the end of the period of tariff reduction set by the DR-CAFTA.
2016-2017 forecast: 1.6 million hectares in cropland, cattle slaughter at 795,000 head and milk production raging between 275 million and 300 million gallons.
The Plan for Production, Consumption and Trade in the 2016-2017 Cycle includes details of the Nicaraguan government's projections for the agricultural, livestock, poultry, aquaculture and forestry sectors for the current year and the next.
Poultry farmers this year projected they will produce 657 million units, 11% more than last year.
The Nicaraguan Egg Commission in conjunction with the National Association of Poultry Farmers and Food Producers (ANAP) has projected an 11% increase in production of egg units this 2016, thanks to the fact that in November 2015 the sector had grown by 9.2 % and it reached 18.1 million boxes in the first eleven months of the year, reported Elnuevodiario.com.ni.
The Honduran firm Avinicsa has opened a chicken fattening farm in northern Mexico with an investment of $3.1 million and with capacity to produce 5.4 million kilos a year.
The company founded on Honduran Capital, Avinicsa, has announced the opening of a broiler farm in the municipality of Tipitapa (25 kilometers north of Managua) which will produce about 410,000 chickens a year. Roberto Suazo, president of the company, confirmed to Elnuevodiario.com.ni that the investment was $3.1 million.
As reported at the end of 2015, from February 16 a reduction from 15% to 13.8% will be in effect on the import duty incurred on chicken rump.
The tax paid by importers for rump chicken went from 15% in 2015 to 13.8% in 2016, confirmed the Deputy Minister of Integration and Foreign Trade, Enrique Lacs to Siglo21.com.gt.
Cargill has inaugurated a new cold storage and distribution plant southeast of Managua, with capacity to store up to 8 million pounds of chicken meat.
In addition to the new plant, in which $50 million were kkinvested, Cargill announced plans to invest $100 million over the next three years in three new projects, including a plant for shrimp food, in which it plans to invest $12 million.
Following the doubts raised after the circulation of a document related to the topic, the government clarified that the tax on the import of poultry meat will remain unchanged.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy:
The Minister of Economy, Jorge Mendez Herbruger, said there is no reason why the price of chicken meat will increase and that the document that has been circulated is a technical document worked on by the Ministry of Finance, the Tax Administration and Central American Economic Integration Secretariat, which has not been approved by the higher authorities.
The Italcol group has opened a processing plant for chicken meat in the district of Capira, with capacity to slaughter up to 6000 birds per hour.
The chicken processing plant Co. Caribbean. Animal Foods SA, located in Capira, required an investment of $ 6.5 million, and the plan, as explained by representatives of the business group Italcol, "... is to start working to medium capacity and to the extent that the Panamanian market accepts and demands more of the product we will eventually be producing at 100% capacity. "
An increase of 4.4% has been reported in the consumption of poultry meat compared to the same period in 2014, driven by lower prices compared to other alternatives such as beef.
Figures from the National Poultry Association indicate a 4.41% increase in chicken consumption in the first half of 2015, reaching a total of 167 million pounds consumed in the period in question.
In the first half the year slaughter went up by 6% compared to the same period in 2014, and the industry expects to end 2015 with an annual increase of 8%.
In the case of egg production the increase during the first half of the year compared to the same period of 2014 was 11%, according to figures from the Central Bank of Nicaragua. Data from the entity indicates that between January and June 2015 production amounted to 24.8 million dozen. In this category, the poultry industry expects to close 2015 with an annual increase of 8%.
The plant has the capacity to produce 25 tons a week of liquid egg to supply the local food industry.
With an initial investment of $2 million the plant in Naranjo, Alajuela has become operational producing liquid eggs and will focus on supplying local businesses.
Nicaraguan poultry farmers estimate that 2015 will close with a total production of 290 million pounds of meat and 600 million eggs.
Poultry Industry figures show that in the last 15 years national production increased from 104 million pounds of chicken meat in 2000 to 277 million in 2014.
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